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Post by castletonsnob on Apr 28, 2022 16:54:52 GMT -5
Who's the Mickey Mouse of anime? A character who is synonymous with anime, and known even by people who don't watch anime?
Maybe Goku?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 28, 2022 16:56:11 GMT -5
I'd say Astro Boy is maybe the most comparable. Pretty much ancient, instantly associated with the entire medium, art style directly derivative of Disney's, as famous as he is not really actually anybody's favorite.
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Post by castletonsnob on Apr 28, 2022 17:00:02 GMT -5
I'd say Astro Boy is maybe the most comparable. Pretty much ancient, instantly associated with the entire medium, art style directly derivative of Disney's, as famous as he is not really actually anybody's favorite. This is about who's Mickey Mouse in terms of being well-known. Does the average person on the street really know who Astro Boy is? I doubt it. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 28, 2022 17:02:12 GMT -5
I'd say Astro Boy is maybe the most comparable. Pretty much ancient, instantly associated with the entire medium, art style directly derivative of Disney's, as famous as he is not really actually anybody's favorite. This is about who's Mickey Mouse in terms of being well-known. Does the average person on the street really know who Astro Boy is? I doubt it. I feel like you're pretty much asking a useless question in that case? From a western perspective anime just flat out isn't as famous as Disney is. I guess maybe Goku fits for that criteria but even then I'd imagine a lot of people not terribly familiar with the medium would just call him Dragon Ball or something. Actually a better example and one more likely to be recognized would probably be Pikachu. Imagine there's a pretty good subsection of people who know Pokemon more for the anime than the games. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2022 17:16:45 GMT -5
In Asia it’s Doraemon, worldwide Pikachu with Goku/Luffy depending on your age coming second.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 28, 2022 17:18:29 GMT -5
In Asia it’s Doraemon, worldwide Pikachu with Goku/Luffy depending on your age coming second. Oh yeah, completely blanked on Doraemon, that's a great answer. |
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Post by Dub H on Apr 28, 2022 17:22:48 GMT -5
There is one answer
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Post by Dub H on Apr 28, 2022 17:29:48 GMT -5
But honestly if you don't consider Hello Kitty anime and Pikachu as video game it's probably Goku
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Post by chrom on Apr 28, 2022 17:54:35 GMT -5
Goku
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 28, 2022 18:01:34 GMT -5
You could probably make the claim that it is also Mickey Mouse. Stuff like Astro Boy and other early anime's were based on the Walt/Mickey's style.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 28, 2022 18:42:26 GMT -5
James from Team Rocket.
When he squeals he sounds like a mouse.
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Post by The Ichi on Apr 28, 2022 20:54:06 GMT -5
Maybe Sailor Moon?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Apr 28, 2022 22:04:22 GMT -5
Pikachu
Goku, Luffy and Sailor Moon following
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Apr 29, 2022 1:25:28 GMT -5
Pikachu or Goku depending on age group you're talking about.
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Post by ayumidah on Apr 29, 2022 1:31:21 GMT -5
My first thought was Pikachu
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Post by DSR on Apr 29, 2022 2:00:11 GMT -5
Pikachu.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 29, 2022 6:28:25 GMT -5
In terms of actual cultural context it's Astro Boy.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 30, 2022 9:41:29 GMT -5
For us older folk it might be Speed racer,Gigantor or someone from the first season of Robotech.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 30, 2022 10:45:04 GMT -5
In terms of actual cultural context it's Astro Boy. Or Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, who is actually a baseball team mascot. *notices YMS glaring off in the distance* |
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Apr 30, 2022 13:31:37 GMT -5
I feel like Goku is more comparable to superheroes like Superman and Batman than Mickey Mouse.
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